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Friday 7 July 2017
Nokia smartphones to feature Zeiss optics
Nokia-branded phone vendor HMD Global and ZEISS have signed a partnership that will see the two companies co-develop imaging capabilities and bring the Zeiss optics back to Nokia s...
Friday 7 July 2017
Commentary: Power-saving is key concept in smartphone design
While new smartphone models for 2017 boast quite a few fresh features such as full screens, OLED panels, biometric systems, quick charge and wireless charge applications, these features...
Thursday 6 July 2017
Intel, Qualcomm to compete fiercely in AR/VR and AI sectors
Intel and Qualcomm are expected to compete neck and neck in the VR/AR and AI sectors as the two companies have continued to enhance their deployments in these areas. With new applications...
Thursday 6 July 2017
Getac sees revenues ride high in June
Ruggedized computing device maker Getac Technology has reported consolidated revenues of NT$1.81 billion (US$59.48 million) for June, increasing 17.95% on month and 11.27% on year...
Thursday 6 July 2017
Baidu deploys Xilinx FPGAs in new public cloud acceleration services
Baidu has deployed Xilinx FPGA-based application acceleration services in their public cloud, according to Xilinx. The Baidu FPGA Cloud Server, a new service in Baidu Cloud, features...
Thursday 6 July 2017
Taiwan market: NCC to release more bandwidth for 4G communications
Taiwan's National Communications Commission (NCC) has said it will begin accepting bids from July 19 to September 1 for the release of 2100MHz and 1800MHz frequency band units for...
Thursday 6 July 2017
Taiwan foundries to see 8-inch fabs run at full utilization till October
Taiwan-based pure-play foundries including Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), United Microelectronics (UMC) and Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) will see...
Thursday 6 July 2017
Xiaomi buys patents from Nokia
Xiaomi Technology has acquired a swathe of patents from Nokia, according to an announcement by the two companies.
Wednesday 5 July 2017
Advantech to build maintenance center in Vietnam, says paper
Taiwan-based industrial PC (IPC) maker Advantech has been aggressively expanding into markets including Vietnam and South Korea, according to a Chinese-language Economic Daily...
Wednesday 5 July 2017
China market: VR sales to grow at CAGR of 80% in 2018-2021, says firm
Sales of VR devices, content and related services in the China market are expected to grow by a CAGR of over 80% from CNY10 billion (US$1.47 billion) in 2018 to CNY79.02 billion in...
Wednesday 5 July 2017
Taiwan ODMs consider suspending ties with LeEco
Taiwan-based Compal Electronics is evaluating all possible situations in order to decide whether it will continue to cooperate with China-based LeEco amid the deterioration of its...
Wednesday 5 July 2017
China smartphone vendors shifting panel orders away from Taiwan
With Taiwan-based panel makers experiencing tight production capacity for 18:9 all-screen panels, China-based smartphone vendors such as Vivo have shifted some orders to local panel...
Wednesday 5 July 2017
Huawei and Omantel to deploy G.fast in Middle East
Huawei has announced it will jointly deploy the first G.fast network in the Middle East working with Omantel, a leading operator in Oman. Huawei said its E2E G.fast solution will support...
Wednesday 5 July 2017
China Mobile Beijing and Huawei launch pilot project for MEC-based smart stadium
China Mobile Beijing and Huawei have jointly launched a pilot project for a smart stadium at Beijing South Railway Station based on multi-access edge computing (MEC). This is the first...
Tuesday 4 July 2017
Ennoconn June revenues hit record
Industrial computing device maker Ennoconn has reported consolidated revenues of NT$1.694 billion (US$55.9 million) for June, hitting a monthly record with growth of 33.3% on month...